Bathroom fixture and the like



April 6, 1943.

Filed Jan; 7, 194:2v

G. A. HALLENSCHEID BATHROOM FIXTURE AND THE LIKE 3nventor,

6057/!54 mu mac/1m attqrr leg Patented Apr. 6, 1943 UNlTED STATES ATENT QFFICE BATHROOM FIXTURE AND THE LIKE Gustave A. Hallenscheid, .Los Angeles, Calif.

Application January '7, 1942, Serial No. 425,897

2 Claim.

This invention relates to articles of manufacture, and particularly pertains to bathroom fixtures and the like.

At the present time the demand for necessary metals in the manufacture of defense materials has produced an extreme shor -age of metals used in peace time commercial manufacture. In the manufacture of bathroom fixtures and the like it has been usual to use non-corrosive metals, such as brass, and to metal-plate these articles, preferably with chromium. At present, however, these necessary metals are not available in quantities sufiicient to meet the demand, and it has been necessary to find a substitute for them. One such substitute is a non-metallic plastic of the Lucite class. This plastic lends itself to uses which do not subject it to excessive strains, and in the present case can be used in the making of soap dishes, tumbler brackets, brackets for towel racks, and the like. It is desirable, however, that the actual mounting of the fixture on the wall be constructed of metal, and it is therefore necessary to provide simple and effective means for securing a plastic member to a metal mounting plate. It is the principal object of the present invention, therefore, to provide bathroom fixtures and the like constructed partly of plastics and partly of metal, and which elements are secured together by simple and effective means which insure that the parts will not become loosened and that the composite structure will be at all times rigid and solid.

The present invention contemplates the pro vision of a metallic base or mounting structure to which a fixture having particular utility, such for example as a soap dish, tumbler holder, or rail bracket, may be secured, the said elements interlocking and being held in their interlocking relationship by simple and positively acting means.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a View in perspective showing a bathroom fixture in the form of a towel rack support and within which the present invention is embodied.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1 with parts broken away to' show the connection between the base member and the bracket arm.

Fig. 3 is a view in plan with parts broken away showing the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a view in rear elevation showing the construction of the mounting plate and base as seen on the line I4 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I 0 indicates a bathroom-fixture which comprises a base element II and a separate element I2 supported thereby. In the [present instance the supported element I2 is shown as being the bracket arm which protrudes horizontally from the wall and is provided with a socket I3 into which a towal rail or the like may be positioned. It is to be understood, however, that the structure I2 may be any other fixture or the like, such as might be useful in the bathroom. The base structure II fits over a mounting plate I4. This mounting plate and the base may be of the type shown in my co-ipending application entitled Concealed fixture support, Serial No. 354,024, filed August 24, 1940, In this structure the mounting plate I4 is held against the :wall or other support by screws I5. The mounting plate is rectangular. Its upper edge carries two upwardly projecting pins I6 which extend into recessed seats I! in the margin l8 of the base H. The base carries a set screw I 9 along its lower margin which engages the lower face of the mounting plate I4 which holds the base I I in fixed and adjusted relation to the plate I4. The base II is preferably made of metal and is formed with a rectangular recess 20 which accommodates the mounting plate I4 and the tenon H of the bracket I2. The element I2, as previously described, is made of plastic material of any desired design and for any particullar purpose. This element has a shoulder face 22 which rests against the front face of the base I I. The shoulder face 22 carries the tenon 2I which extends through a central opening 23 in the base II. As shown in Fig. 4, the tenon 2| is rectangular, and since the opening 23 is of similar configuration it will be evident that the member I2 cannot rotate and that the member I2 will be held firmly. Formed through the tenon and transversely of it are tapered openings 24 to receive tapered pins 25. The walls of the opening are so disposed as to insure that the forward edge of the tapered pins 25 will lie against the back face 26 of the recess 20. The pins 25 and the element I2 with its tenon 2| are preferably made of plastic material, such as Lucite. Thus, when the pins 25 are driven tightly into the openings 24 the tenon will be drawn inwardly to hold the front face 22 against the face of the base II. In this manner the plastic material may be tightly secured to the metal parts without the use of screws or other fastening means which would tend to split the plastic material or to become loosened.

In operation of the present invention the plate I 4 is secured to the wall by the screws 15, after which the base member H is mounted over the plate l4 and its recesses placed in register with the pins IS. The set screw I9 is then tightened to hold the base H on the plate [4. This will cause the entire structure to be assembled and to appear as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

It will thus be seen that by the construction and arrangement of parts here shown it is possible to manufacture articles comprising metallic and non-metallic materials, and to quickly and firmly secure the parts together.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, it will be understood that various changes may he made in combination, construction and arrangement of parts by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of my invention asclaimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure 'by Letters Patent is:

1. A bathroom fixture, comprising a metallic base element adapted to :be disposed against a flat supporting surface and having a recess in the back thereof, means for securing said base in position, a polygonal shaped opening within the base extending from the front face into the recess, a non-metallic fixture adapted to be supported by the base and having a shoulder resting against the front face of the base, a tenon extending through the polygonal opening in the base and agreeing in section with the opening, said tenon being formed with a transverse hole through it occurring within the recess, and a pin adapted to be forced into said hole and overhang the tenon to rest against a face of the base, whereby the fixture element will be held securely in position.

2. A bathroom fixture, comprising a hollow base element having an opening in its rear face, means secured to a wall and projecting into said opening to engage the base element and hold it in place, a polygonal-shaped opening through the front wall of said base element, a fixture having a shank adapted to extend through said polygonal-shaped opening arid conforming thereto, said fixture having a shoulder adjacent said shank and abutting against the front face of the base element, the shank being formed with transverse openings therethrough, and tapered pins adapted to be driven into said openings and overhanging the opposite ends thereof to cooperate with the shoulder of the fixture in rigidly holding the fixture t0 the base.

GUSTAVE A. HAILENSCHEID. 

